Plot News / Downloader version 4.00

Forex Factory has advised me that there is a virus in one of the files here. As a result, the content of this post (#1) has been removed, including the zip file (which contained the news downloader, the Plot News indicator, and a number of other utilities). However, forevermaat has very kindly offered to maintain a link to this content, along with the latest version of the zip file; you can download it from his link here (or alternatively, frankymcgee has also very kindly provided a download link here).

All of the files were confirmed to be virus free by both AVG and Kapersky labs when I tested them, and I've run both the news downloader and the Plot News MT4 indicator on my computers for several years now without any problems. But please be aware that Forex Factory deems that the software contains malware, and hence if you download and use it, you agree to do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. I can NOT accept liability for any computer damage or financial losses.

This is an update of the previous Plot News indicator, and is available free, for beta testing, until the end of July. I'm currently undecided as to what I'll do with it after that. To install: simply unzip/copy all of the files into the same folders as in the zip file. Then exit and restart MT4. The Download news v4-00 (MT4 script) calls the News Downloader.exe app, which downloads news directly from Forex Factory calendar (see instructions below). However, you need to run News Downloader.exe...

Hanover. big to you gratitude that you returned and you continue to adapt and develop the Plot indicator.
What broker of MT4, you recommend?
What platform: Win XP, Win 7, Win 8.1, what bit x32 or x64?
Thanks!

HiHanover!Very important at the beginning to have conditions as at you to understand as Plot News v4-00 works! I want that you continued to work on it! I will have questions, but I need to understand - as it works!Thanks for the response and victory in your operation!

If you're getting the generic error message "Unable to process calendar", please try unzipping the latest version from post #1, overwriting all existing files. I am progressively fixing bugs and making other modifications.

If that doesn't work, please post again to let me know, and I will try compiling the News Downoader using the 32-bit version of AHK.

Hi Hanover, Attached here is the image of error when I first install the news downloader:

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Hi,

Many thanks for posting the screenshot. A picture is definitely worth a thousand words.

I've compiled the .exe files as 32-bit Unicode (previously it was 64-bit Unicode), and updated the ZIP file in post #1. These seem to run OK on my Win7/64 bit configuration, so hopefully it will be necessary for me to maintain only one version of the software (for both 32 and 64 bit).

Please feel welcome to downlaod and try these new versions. You will need to unzip (and overwrite) all of the files.

Hanover, That's an amazing work! Exactly what I was looking for. And I am very impressed someone actually did the job and shared it for free. Now would you help me to find the correct output format so as the final file will match the XML format of the weekly FF XML calendar? http://www.forexfactory.com/ffcal_week_this.xml I have an EA with News Filter based on this format, and this would be great to backtest the EA. This is the closes I can get: <event> <title>n[T50]</title> <country>c[T3]</country> <date><![CDATA[d[Y-M-D]]]></date> <time><![CDATA[t[H:I]]]></time>...